Vehicle framing post construction



2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

O/z/we/LJ/P BY 2 a Z Y T July 3, 1945. 1. JoHNsEN, JR

VEHICLE FRAMING POST CONSTRUCTION Filed June 27, 1942 July 3, 1945. 1. JoHNsEN, .JR

VEHICLE FRAMING POST CONSTRUCTION Filed June. 27, 1942 2 sheets-sheet 2 VEN TOR. f/@P Jo/z/ze/z, Jr?

Patented July 3, 1945 UNITED y STATES y PATENT;:OFFICE i y i Y 2,379,64'o'-, L 'I I' vernam FRAMING' Pos'r coNstr'RfucrioN Iver Johnsen, Jr.,` Michigan city; magg assigner-.to Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing''Comfpany, Chicago,`lll., a corporation of Delavira're'4 ippiifmiom June 27, 1942,'1seria1rq. Liliaszof 5 claims. (Rc1. 10s-410): -i

, This inventionrelatesto railway cars and more I particularly railway freight cars with especial reference to box cars andv the like `and the primary purpose of the invention is the provision ofv a corner post construction aording greatly in.`

creased strength in the end wall structure of cars of this type. The invention, however, contemplates use of the construction as other than `a corner post, such for instance, as a door post and further` contemplates use of the poston other' than box cars. The invention also comprehends use of the construction as a general framing member.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a corner post adapted to be constructed in whole or box sectionform as a sub-assembly whic'lrmay be handled as a unit during the opera tion of fabricating the post into the lframing structure in association with other framing mem- .20

bers at the assembly locations.

An important object of the invention lies in the provision of a box section corner post consisting of an outer arcuate member having a com plemental inner angular member secured thereto in a manner to afford the box section and-inwhich the outer member extends beyondthe opposite attaching points of the inner member to providev anges for the attachment of the car end and sidewall sheathing.

ner pos'tconstructed of cornplementalinnerl andy outer members each having anges extending at right angles and secured together. in opposing relationto provide' a box section column with the anges of one member extending beyond theI respective flanges of lthe other member. l i

The foregoing and otherv objects of the invena4 modied.. form of i vcorner post construction in that the .outerl member .is`.'prov`ided with corrugations. at intervalscorresponding to the corrugationsv of 4the I 'cal `end with4 which they are. associ'- l atedinopposedlelation;.

\ Fig.` 4 .isa .vertlcal-sectional view through the end wall'takenonftheline .4f-4l of Fig. 1V showing the corner postsecurd .in-place;

. Fign' a Vvertical sectional. fewthrough the side w`all,'.of the car .taken on theline 5-.45 of Fig..fl.illustrating ..the corner post in position and secured to thejside plate,y ,side sill, end sill and endlwall; 1L i Fig. ,6.. is adetailiperspective view of the corner postillustrated iniFig..2`; and- FigL v'Z'.is Ya detailgperspective viewoii the' corner post,v illustrated in LFig 3 :and y showing the .cor--A rugationsinthe outerfmember. f, f I Theinvention.siillustrated solely as a corner post 'in ,connectionwith liailwayjreight cars, but

.is susceptible .of use. as otherthan a corner` post and may befutilized.,on other thanfreightfcars.` Thel postor this tinvention maybeilocated at the corner. position or.' at the doorpositionon freight base olezipress.'cars.. i.

In the,.drawingsV IIl@repijesentsga`v railway car havingfan end ,wall .I I, side lwallsIIZ, .anda roof. I3,4 allsecuredinthe usual -mannerto framing mem`L carsoronfpassenger 'train'.cars' including bag-- bers4 rconjipr-slingside plates I4, 'sidesills I5 and end ,sil1. .I6-the endA plate. I-1 being4 formed in-I tegrallyfwith theen'dllwall I Im.; .Corner posts I8 are` secured'in theiraming assembly and provide columns'extending between the side andend sills andthe roof framing.and',to-whichthe'end vwall and side.,sheathing are adapted Yto besecured.

` ed .to ,close the. joint at. the roofA line between the i Push pole pocket members i9 are secured through the end wall and side'sheathing'at the lconnection therebetweenand the end, and sidesills and corner posts, while corner cap members 20 are adapt,

' sideand end plates and the; roof sheet and corner tion are attained by the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. `1 is a general elevational View of a railway car end wall construction equipped with cor. ner posts in accordance with this invention;

Fig. Z'is a horizontal sectional view through aY corner post taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.` lkshowing the post as assembled with the carside and endwalls; i i' i Y.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. Zbut illustrating posts The .end wall Il .V is .provided with cor-rugationsZI which, asshown ,inFigs 1 and 2, may extend around the corners. as.y at ,'22 `for distribue tion .and transmissionvof stresses inthe endwall into thefside sheathingor which may be terminatedt .the inside-flange V.o.f..tlie corner post, 'as desired, {Nailin'g strips 23;y are secured inthe corrugationsm? Ibyineans 'ofi bolts. Z4'l for the attach.

The corner lposts I8 are continuous members.l

structures susceptible .Lof being handled. as unitsv in themselves during the erection process. The posts each comprise an inner member 26 having anges 21 and 28 disposed at right angles to each other and an outer member 29 having flanges 30 and 3l at right angles to each other. The inner and outer members complement each other and when secured together in opposed relation provide a hollow boxsection withlthe ilanges; ofLthefmember 25 securedl ec'lgewi'sev to theinner surface of the member 29 and the flanges of the latter mem ber extending beyond the attachment thereto of' the flanges of the first member whereby, to aiord a hollow column having flanges" projecting at right angles therefrom for theattachmentofend wall and side sheathing respectively;7 `Byfthcfse;

curement of the complementair innen and: outer" members together by means of.welds49, aunitary. corner post is provided which as a hanged 'col-V umn is adapted io transmit stresses between-'the end wall and side sheathing. with theygreatest resistance against the torsional ,forceslthllgsjprof duced and which acts as a strut between the un:- derframe structure offV the fear,- includihg tlie'endv and side `sins, andthe morframmg eo'mprisin'g the end and side platesfandroolijsheets including'.` calf-lines .(ndt shown)`. v'I'he routerv memben29 ofthe corner postfis` preferably curved and et: tends. on an arc continuous. between the, points o'attachment of flanges 21 and' 2,8 of'the vinner angular memberZE; wherefore the corner post might besaid to be; comprised ofan; angle member secured in oposed'relation to a complemental rivets 43 attaching the post to the end sill also secure the bottom edge of the end wall Il which is crimped to overlie the outer face of the end sill and the uppermost of the rivets 44 take the ange 3| of the corner post, the upstanding ange of side sill angle I5, the lower extremity of side sheathing I2 and the rearwardly extending flange 33 with the flange 3l crimped to pass inwardly ofthe side sill while the sheathing l2 is disposed outwardly thereof and the flange 33 outside of the sheathing and crimped to engage the side sill therebeneath. The lowermost rivets 44 take the hangs 3l, side sill I5, the crimped portion of flange 33 and the ypush pole member I9, in that order: rIlhe corner post ilange 30 between the upper and lower connections to the roof framing and underframe is rigidly connected with the end 'wall II by means of rivets 46 secured at points betweenthe various corrugations 2l. The rivets 46, as best shown vin Fig. 2, are provided on the inner side withfl'attened heads to clear theinside liningj 2E', which is constructedat thisxpoint with a rabbet el' for-that* purpose.`

The flange` 3l of the corner post between the connections to the underframe and roof fram'- ing affords means for attachment of' the sidev sheathing Il); and also the rearwardly extendingflange 33I ofthe car endwith the side sheathing.

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arched member forming( a hollowI boxsection,

which preferredform ofgthe invention, it will` be noted, serves a definite functionyas hereinafter willappear althougl'itjis wholly 'oos'sible within the concept ofthe invention toutilie a plurality of complementar'angle. members in opposed relation to provide ahollow box section flanged columncorner post asiic'ontemplated herein.'

It Willbe seen thatthe car jend; Ilv is provided atopposit'e sideswith roun'dedcorhe'r. `32 having rearwardly 'exte'ndin'gl flanges 33, for.l connection withjtheside sheathing, I2; The'cojrner posts I8; as shown, are each ofthemadapted to, conform to the curvature of the end at thefcorners with which they are adaptedto 'cooperate and'act as reinforcements thereto. Theharrangement ofl the corner. post with respectfto the endiwall'is'lsuch that the outer member zgris distosedizjuxtapesition to theV curved; portion 32 of( the'v end. with the ilange 30j extending parallel' togth'e'end wall and flange 31j varrangedjparallel with the rearwardlyextending flange 33`on the enij and to the side sheathingl I2; l The anges illtand'l, extending beyond the inner` member 2S to' provide the hanged column,v comprise 'means 'for' securingthe corner post in the/car fra'ming. yRivetlli and 31 secure the postte the end plate I1`ndside plate lI4 respectively andk these rivets 'also take the corner cap Zlii The. side vshcathi'ngI.2"is entered between the 'flange 3l. on the corner post anddep'en'ding flange 35 of' the side platewith the rearwardly extending flange 33- on the en'd crimped to 'liev against the outer surface of' the flange 35 andv the corner canal.l closes the joint between alliof th'emember's. The end plate I1 at each side is. provided with, depending flange 38, as bestshownvinh'ig. 4,.Which is-dis'posed adjacent the inner side of and secured. to theV upstandingfiange 34 of the sid'e plateby. Vmeans* of rivets 39'. f y Attne undermine position the'nnges .30ans 31. 'are Secured. tltll elfsllL Vain'dfs'de Sillby. means of` rivets 43A and 44 respectively. The

dispos'edf between the flanges 3l and S3' and the whole secured. by rivetsA 48. The inner member 2S might; be said to define the anges 30 and 3'If of' the outer member in thatV the former detere mines the limits of the hollow box section and' the iianges extend outwardly therefrom. The hollow. box section column is '0iAVV such. size as to provide a postr of: the necessary strength and is so proportioned as tov-spacel and supportA theinsidel liningin conformity with the remainingrpcsts offthe side Vframe (not shown). The-side lining 45 is disposed flush against the surface 'of the flange 21` of'inner 'member i8. and issecuredjto nailing strip tilwhichis attached to the'corner post. by means of.` bolts di. The-end of the side lining adjacentV the end wallis: disposed between the surface. 21." and: the abuttinglend lining 251 as bes'tshown in Fig..2: Tliebolts-Mare anchored' to the corner post by means of keyhole slots 40 which are disposed-v at. space'di intervals in` the flange 2S of the inner member and into which the 'bolts are inserted' as best illustrated in Figs. 2' and 4. Thek bollo-woon:4 section construction therefore is of the sam'edimension-as the-carsidey and framing and with the flanges 30 and 3|: ex'- tending therefrom, ideal means for attaching the cornerp'ost in thecar framing is provided. With the respective anges ofthe corner post thus s'ecured to the car end by means of rivets 46 and to the `side flange' 33 of the endk and the side sheathing I2 by means of rivets 48', it will beseen that the columnar post rigidly connected top and bottom to the roof framing and underframe pro- Vides an exceedingly strong reinforcement for the car end adapted' to-oifer the greatest resistance to impact andlto the various forces to which the end is subject'ed Byk the use of a unitary-:corner post,` all loads imposedon the car endv are transmitted to the corner post as a whole and individual 'part of the car framing and thence distributed to they car side and framinggenerally.

The'integijated box section characteristics of the corner post and the manner of securing the post strength for the conditions encountered at this location and stiffens the entire framing structure at'the ends. The rigidly connecterl'l flanges-,at right angles to each other; o n the comerjpost kaiord convenient means for secure attachment of the post in the corner formed by the side and end walls and the hollow box section construction effected by the association of the inner member 26 with the outer member 29 -1ends the utmost rigidity to the post in resistingthe torsional stresses created by the transmission of forces be-k tween the end and Sides.

It will be readily understood that many modifications in the construction of the cornerpost may 4be made. without departing from theinvention as disclosed herein. The post may take the form of opposed complemental angular members or any combination of opposed complemental angular and arcuate members or diagonal members opposed to either complemental arcuate or angular members. One form of slight modification of the corner post is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 7 in which the post is provided with corrugations at intervals corresponding to the corrugations in the car end. In Fig. 3, the horizontal section is takendirectly through one of the corrugations 22 at the corner of the end. From this figure it will be seen thata rib 50 is pressed in the outer arcuate member 29 transversely of the' post and extending continuously in a diagonal direction between the flanges 21 and 28 of the inner member. The rib 50 thus disposed in opposed relation to the corn'er corrugation 22 of the -car end and combined therewith provides a hollow tubular horizontal stiffeningbeam extending around the corner of the end in continuation of the various corrugations 2| of the end. The ribs 50, as will be observed from this ligure, are indented inwardly of the surface of' the outer member to the full depth available between the attachment points of the outer member to the inner and are disposed at vertically spaced intervals as shown in Fig. '7 which correspond to the corner corrugations 22. l

While the invention has been stressed herein for use as a vertical post member it is conceivable that theconstruction may be utilized as a 1ongitudinal framing member such for instance as a side plate or a side sill and sometimes as an end plate or sill disposed transversely of the car. will readilybe understood that a framing member constructed in accordance with the present disclosure is adaptable to use in any corner structure where it is Vdesired that the corner member have attaching anges at right angles and the increased strength of a box section, Whether it be as a vertical member or disposed horizontally and either longitudinally or transversely.

The foregoing is for the purpose of disclosure only and is not to be construed as limiting the invention in any way Aother than defined by the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is: v

l. In a railway car framing structure including an end sill member, a side sill member, an end plate member and a side plate member, a unitary corner post structurally connecting all of said framing members comprising Va sub-assembly including an inner member and an outer member, said inner member comprising an angle member the legs of which are disposed at a right angle to each other and said inner mem-ber being arranged in opposed relation to theouter legs of the inner member to provide an integrated' hollow box section structure having flanges extending from the outer member beyondthe'edges ofthe legs of the inner member in directionsr at right angles to eachother to'provide wall attaching means, side wall sheathing secured t0 the outer surface of one of said flanges, and a car :member and an outer member, said inner member comprising an angle member the 'legs of which are disposed at a right angle to each other' and said inner member being arranged in opposed relation to the outer memben, said outer member being formed on an arc and secured to the edges of the respective legs of the inner mem-l ber to provide an integrated hollow box section structure having flanges extending from the outer member beyond the edges of the legs of the inner member in directions at right angles to each other to provide attaching --means for side wall sheathing adapted to be secured to the outer surface of one of said fianges and for a car end wall adapted to be secured .to the other of 'said flanges and to be extended around the corner post in overlapping relationship to said sheathing and to be secured to the outer surface of said sheathing and to said first named flange.

3. In a railway car framing structure including anend sill member, a side sill member, an end plate mem-ber and a side plate member, a unitary corner post structurally connecting `all of said framing members comprising a subassembly including an inner member and an outer member, said inner member comprising an angle member the legs of which are disposed at a right angle tdeach other and said inner member being arranged in opposed relation to the Aouter member, said outer member being formed on anr ly in the outer member between the edges of the s legs of the inner member, side wall sheathing secured to the outer surface of one of said flanges,`

and a car end wall separate from each of said inner and outer members secured to the other of said flanges and extending around said corner post in overlapping relationship to said sheathing and secured to the outer surface of said sheathing and to said first named flange,

4. A railway car corner post comprising a unitary prefabricated structure including an inner member and an outer member, said inner member comprising an angle member the legs of which are disposed ata right angle to each other and said inner memberbeing arranged in opposed relation to the outer member, said outer member being formed on an arc and secured to the edges of the respective legs of the inner member to provide an integrated hollow box section structure having fianges extending from" the outer member beyond the edges lof the legs of the inner member in directions at right angles to `each other to provide attaching means for side wall sheathing adapted to be secured to the outer surface of one of said iianges and for a car end cLndi-ng an inner member-a-nden1outer member,

sadfenner member comprising an angle member the legsvof which are disposed ata-right angle to each other and said innermemberbeing arranged in opposed relation to the outer member, seidouter member being formed on an arc and secured to the edges of the respective legs of the inner member toprovide-en integrated hollowy box. section structure. haring`V flanges, extending from lthe-:Outer` member beyondthe edges of the,

legs ofrtheinner. member inv directionset right anglesvtoA each other, to provide well. attaching;

means, strengthening lribs `formed horizontally in the outer member, betweenthe edgesof the-legsv of the inner member, vside wall sheethng1 secured to thel ,outer surfaoe ofv one of seidiienges. land .a car end Wall separate from eetclrofiseid inner and outer members secured to the other ofsaid anges and extending. around said corner post inoverlapp-ing relationship to said sheathing and.

secured. .to .the outersurfaceof said sheatl'iing and to ,said first named ange, said end yWall having. formed therein, horizontal corrugettionsv corre,-

sponding. tov and, aligned with the respeotive strengtheningv ribs .of thercorner post.

IVER J OHN SEN, J R. 

